conditioning
/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/noun, verb
conditioning is spelled C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-I-N-G: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conditioning means “The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conditioning is conditionings.
How many letters and syllables are in conditioning?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conditioning?
Conditioning appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conditioning?
- /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/
Conditioning has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conditioning.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-conditioning.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conditioning
- conditionings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conditioning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
- 2
Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.
- 3
The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of condition
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conditioning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of modifying a person's behaviour:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conditionnement |
| Spanish | condicionamiento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.